Well isn't this a nice new years present! Thank you for the work Ron. Great job! See my comments inline....
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- <snip> > I. Installer Development > > A. Process Overview > > 1. Downloaded wix, a command-line based xml->msi conversion tool from > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=105970. Toolset > includes compiling functionality (candle.exe), linking functionality > (light.exe) and reverse-engineering capability (msi->xml - dark.exe). > Among other things, the package also includes an xml schema (.xsd ) > for the wix "language grammar." An important concept to grasp is that > the xml is used to describe the state the system should be in > following the installation. Ah I love it. Using Microsoft open source code to build an installer for something that will kill Exchange! > > 2. Reviewed one of the few tutorials available from > http://www.tramontana.co.hu/wix/. With documentation being > limited and the schema being somewhat intimidating at first glance, the > first four lessons along with the attendant examples were really helpful. It > should be noted that the tutorial does not use the most recent schema > in its examples. There have been some minor changes. It is helpful to > consult the wix schema or reverse-engineer other msi example. With this being a Microsoft product / technology I did a quick search to see if they had any info on it. On the wix homepage (http://wix.sf.net) I found a link to an MSDN article: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnwingen/html/wixsetup.asp which looked interesting. A MSDN search didn't turn up much. http://search.msdn.microsoft.com/search/results.aspx?qu=wix&View=msdn&st=b The forums and mailing lists of the wix project looked fairly active. <snip> All in all great job. Thank you again. This will allow and encourage much wider testing and development of the open connector project. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click _______________________________________________ otlkcon-devel mailing list otlkcon-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/otlkcon-devel
